This is being awarded single source to the Jicarilla Apache Nation.
This was previously competitively announced on the Federal Register on December 19, 201 1. This is to study the hydrocarbon potential beneath the tribes pristine area, an area set aside by the tribe to limit roads and
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other development and consequently has never been leased for oil and gas development.
The tribe needs to understand the oil and gas resource potential and if the potential exists, then what development practices can be applied to minimize surface disturbance and environment impact to the area.